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Syllabus of the Subject: Southern African Customs Union (SACU), Master.

1. Introduction to the Southern African Customs Union (SACU): the oldest customs union in the world
   1. History of the Southern African Customs Union (SACU)
   2. Structure and Institutions of the Southern African Customs Union
   3. Technical Liaison Committees: Agricultural, customs, trade and industry, transportation, and finance
2. Economic Profile of the SACU Region: Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, and Swaziland
3. Southern African Customs Union (SACU) Agreement
4. Trade Facilitation in the SACU region
   1. Customs Development Programme
   2. Revenue Management
   3. Custom Policy
   4. Common External Tariffs
5. Free Trade Agreements (FTA) with other blocs
   1. COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite Agreement
   2. India-Southern Africa Customs Union
   3. SACU-European Free Trade Association Free Trade Agreement
   4. Negotiations: Agreements with the MERCOSUR, European Union (EU), United States, East African Community, and China
6. Policy Development and Research
7. SACU Statistical Database

European Union (EU)-Southern African Development Community (SACU) Free Trade Agreement. Syllabus:

1. Introduction to the EU-Southern African Development Community Free Trade Agreement
2. Foreign Trade Liberalisation

The objectives of the Subject “The Southern African Customs Union (SACU)” are the following:

1. To understand the purposes, structure, and committees of the Southern African Customs Union (SACU), the oldest customs union in the world
2. To assess the benefits for the member countries and the areas of cooperation
3. To learn about the Socio-economic context of the Southern African Countries
4. To analyse the Customs Union Agreement
5. To know the SACU trade facilitation and liberalisation programs
6. To know the SACU Free Trade Agreements (FTA)

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Description of the Subject: Southern African Customs Union -SACU-.

In 1920 was created the first Customs Union of the history: The Southern African Customs Union (SACU), formed by Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, and Swaziland; all they are also members of the Southern African Development Community (SADC).

The Headquarters of the Southern African Customs Union are in Namibia.

The Southern African Customs Union (SACU) focuses on facilitating:

1. Regional Integration between Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, and Swaziland
2. Common Customs Area
3. Intra-regional trade among the SACU members:
   1. Free movement of products
   2. Cross-border movement of goods
   3. Common external tariff
   4. Anti-dumping
   5. Countervailing and safeguard duties
   6. Fair competition
   7. Import and Export prohibitions and Restrictions
   8. Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT)
   9. Agricultural Products
   10. Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
4. Economic diversification
5. Investment opportunities (FDI)
6. Common policies and strategies:
   1. Industry
   2. Trade
   3. Agriculture
   4. Competition
   5. Unfair practices
   6. Common Revenue Pool

The MERCOSUR-Southern African Customs Union (SACU) Preferential Trade Agreement is not in force.

The Southern African Customs Union (SACU) belongs to the Southern African Economic Area (African Civilisation).

Logistics in the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) region.

1. Corridors: Beira-Lobito, Tripoli-Windhoek, Cairo-Gaborone, and Lobito Corridor
2. Nearest ports: Port of Walvis Bay and Port of Durban

African Regional Economic Communities (Trade and Market Integration):

South African Trade Agreements: COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite Agreement, Indian-Ocean Rim Association, European Union, Africa-BRICS, India-Africa, China-Africa...

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